USMA Class of 1995. Cullum No. 51900.

His initial recovered remains were interred in Arlington National Cemetery.

In Summer 2003, additional remains were returned to his family and interred at the USMA Post Cemetery at West Point, New York at the request of his family.

Captain Adamouski is also honored with a memorial tree on Warriors Walk at Fort Stewart, Georgia.

He was the son of son of Frank Adamouski and Judy Adamouski.

In August 2002, he married Meighan Lacey in Savannah, Georgia.

From WPAOG Memorial article website

Whatever Jimmy did, he did it fast and he did it with passion.

When his mother worried about the dangers of flying in a combat zone, Jimmy had a simple reassurance: "I'll be safe, and I'll fly low, and I'll fly fast." He was true to his word, logging over 1,000 hours in the UH-60 Black Hawk flying in Bosnia, Kosovo, Kuwait, and Iraq.

Jimmy's speed and passion manifested on the ground, too. As a recruited soccer player, Jimmy doggedly worked his way up through the West Point JV squad and earned his place on the varsity team for three years. He led the team to a Patriot League Championship, garnered All-Patriot League honors, and received the prestigious Army "Coach's Award" for his leadership. His soccer prowess continued as an officer. While serving as an Army aviator in Giebelstadt, Germany, he played professional soccer in the local German league.

But Jimmy's soccer skills ultimately came in second to his service as a soldier and a leader. He encouraged his soldiers to follow their dreams and desires, whether it was getting married, having children, earning a bachelor's degree through tuition assistance, or going to church. He was the type of person who touched people and set off a ripple effect.

James Francis "Jimmy" Adamouski was born in Tampa, FL and later moved to Virginia with his parents and three sisters. Jimmy showcased his speed and drive at an early age. On one occasion during his seventh-grade year, Jimmy missed his school bus. According to his father (a retired Army lieutenant colonel), rather than compromise his perfect attendance record, Jimmy ran home and phoned a cab to drive him to school. Before the cab arrived, he scoured his home for spare change. As the cab drove him to school, Jimmy watched the meter climb until it reached the maximum that he could afford to pay, at which point he told the driver that he would get out and run to school. The driver, sympathetic (and valuing this young man's honesty), turned off the meter and drove him the rest of the way.

That drive and determination stayed with Jimmy through the rest of his life. He talked about a potential career in politics, and friends and family alike thought he would be the first Polish Catholic president. His natural magnetism was seen by others as well. During a West Point campus visit by Barbara Walters and General Norman Schwarzkopf, Jimmy strolled up to them both and started a conversation. Twenty minutes later, the two luminaries had to be pried away from Jimmy.

Jimmy's Catholic faith was an unshakable part of everything he did. Classmates remember going to Mass with him and then discussing the homily afterward over lunch in the Mess Hall. Jimmy bore witness in his faith as an officer as well, serving as a lay Eucharistic Minister for local Catholic communities. While deployed, he conducted prayer services, scripture readings, and served communion for his fellow soldiers, who called him "Father Jimmy."

The only thing Jimmy loved more than his faith and his soldiers was his wife, Meighan. They were classmates at Robert E. Lee High School, and they took different paths after graduation. But after one of Jimmy's sisters arranged for a date seven years later, Meighan recalled thinking, "I'm going to be Mrs. Adamouski someday!" They were married in Savannah, GA (with over 40 classmates in attendance) only four months before Jimmy deployed for the last time. 

When Jimmy deployed with 2-3rd Aviation Regiment to Kuwait for what would become Operation Iraqi Freedom, he already had a bright future mapped out. After his company command, he was slated to earn a master's in business administration at Harvard and then return to West Point to teach in the Department of Social Sciences. However, before moving on to the next chapter, he fulfilled his obligation and volunteered to lead his soldiers into battle. 

While operating out of then-Camp Udari in Kuwait, Jimmy continued to be a source of inspiration for classmates. He talked with many about future service and encouraged others to be steadfast in the face of challenging conditions. After the crash in Iraq that took his life in April 2003, the maintenance test flight area adjacent to Baghdad International Airport was renamed in his honor.

At a class reunion memorial, Jimmy's family and friends summed him up this way: "Jimmy was the embodiment of Christian love and West Point values. He selflessly loved and cared for his wife, mother, father, sisters, and friends much more than he loved himself. Jimmy volunteered for West Point and, like a true patriot, volunteered to defend his country in combat, internalizing the consequences. Duty, Honor, and Country were the cornerstone of Jimmy's soul.

"Jimmy was dependable and trustworthy, yet fun loving and affable. He was loyal and honest, yet pragmatic and real. He was ambitious and determined, yet gracious and cordial. He was compassionate and sympathetic, yet tough and sturdy. He was the quintessential man who every parent wants his or her son to be."

In recognition of Jimmy's service and sacrifice, in 2019 the Loudoun County High School renamed its Naval Junior ROTC annex in honor of Jimmy. During a speech to the School Board advocating for the renaming, one of the NJROTC cadets gave their endorsement to the renaming as a reminder of "what it takes to keep our nation free and to inspire the next generation of cadets to embody the many lessons we can all learn from a hero such as Captain Adamouski."

— Classmates, family and friends